Daily Republican., 1887-06-23
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Owing TO the want Of space the BE.
PUBLICAN wss unable yesterday TO-
! i've the full particulars Of the damage
caused BY the terrific storm which vis-
tied this city about O'Clock yesterday
morning. OF the ton houses unroofed
on Front street, near Union, eight b.
Ion eed to George W. Bush, one 70 Ohas.
8. Nivens and one to william 81. John
sun Two OF the houses we're vacant,
and the others were occupied By james
r. Pierce. Willism H. johnson, Jossph
A. Toy, william n. Smith, Samuel ].
Truit. Stephen Irons, Elwood Sharp
and william Derriokson. Theee houses
sre each two stories, with heavy cor
nices, under which the wind oaugh.
and turned tho roofs ovsr, portions OF
them crashing down ON the frame sheds
In the rear.
After the houses were unroofed the
pouring rain soou caused the ceilings
Of the upper rooms 70 givo way, sad
they came down with crash, lpjuriDs
and destroying the furniture In the
rooms. A little son Of william h.
johnson, who WAS lying In bed, was
struck on the head with . brick, but
fortunately his ipjaries wore only
SLIGHT james Dtsher, who occupied .
part Of one OF the houses that was IN.
rooted, was lying in bed awake, and
when he heard the storm coming arose
with his wife 70 close The windows.
Upon looking out and seeing the dark
fupnsl.s shaped cloud rapidly approach
ling, he became convinced that oy clone
was coming. and hurried his wife with
IN infant 70 the cellar. He then 70.
turned to the bedroom 70 get two small
boys, who wers sleeping In . cot, but
had barely got them mp whom the roof
was torn OF, and pile Of bricks oAme
crusbing down on the bed whore his
boys had been bat moment before.
Mr.. Disher started with the boys 70
the cellar, when another torriAc gust OF
wind struck his house, crushing lamp
which hung in wall bracket and
dashing 1t to the floor. By this time
the ceiling had fallen. and the rain was
pouring In the house In . perfect de.
Iluge. The boys were safely conveyed
to the COLLAR, when Mr.. Disher again
returned to rescue his. little girls, who
we're still sleeping, unconscious of the
danger which threatened them. He
succeeded In getting them down safely,
and the entire family remained In the
cellar until after the storm Abated.
Two houses ut Nos. 1893 aud 1925
West Fourth street we're unroofed and
greatly damaged by the rain.
The large maple trees at Fourth and
Broome streets were exposed to the full
fury Of the storm, and one, with trunk
Is inches In diam eter, WAS twisted of
like o reed, leaving = splinter about IL
feet high 10 mark the spot where 1t once
stood. Ths others had their limbs torn
off, mad In several inetanoes little more
than the trunk Of the tree is left stand
ing.
a large ornamental chimney on the
new house Of ex.Sherif Ford 81 Firth
and Rodney streets, WAS blown down on
the roof
A new building that Is being erected
by j. 2. Michener ~ Fourth and Rod.
ney streets, had part Of the brick work
blown in.
The roof of q blacksmith shop q,
Front street and Greenhill avenue wal
torn of. The fence around Ezion Gem.
etery was blown down. Moore'r brick
yard Mt Silverbrook had several build
lings blown down, and was damaged to
tho extent OF 81 1000. Aliens brick
yard In the vicinity WAS also badly
damaged, and it ia estimated that Il
will take fully $4,000 to oover the loss
The buildings at Pierce & Beeson'l
brick. yard were badly damaged, tn,
roofs being blown off many Of them
The shade trees around the new Higi
School were oil blown down. A win
dow shutter was wrenched from IL
hinges at the residence Of Joseph O
Seeds. Thirteenth and Scott streets, ant
dashed against the conservatory smash
ing the glass.
A large limb Of tree fell on the roo
of house on Tatusll street, abov
Eighth, and damaged 1t somewh hat
The tin roof of Dougherty's liquo
store, at scottoatrest and Lover inI
Isvenue, WAS torn off and the hous
flooded with rain. A large sign .
Smiths drug store, Fifth and Kin
lstreets, was blown down and the avn
ing rods broken. Two large trees u
Fourth and Poplar streets went dow
with crash. A tree on Taylor stree
near Lombard was twisted off abou
four feet above the ground, and on
nenrer to Poplar street had large lin
broken off The chimneys at Oorone
Barnhill's residence. 1929 Tatnsll stree,
were blown down. Part of the fepc
at the Union Park was leveled, and tn
fence around the garden 1t the Churc
OF the Sacred Heart is completely dc
molished. The trees In many place
along Delaware avenue were almos
stripped of their brancher, while q
JACKSON street. also between jefferson
and Madison streets, large trees wer
torn out by the roots.
:! A large out building on the farm O
James Brown, in OhristiAna Hundred
was blown down. A shed at the resi-
denoe Of Robert Sm::::aa, nourteenth an
Rodney streets, was crushed by larg
Dranoh OF the W. b N. Railroad va
blocked by large trees whioh wer
blown down across 1t. A row Of house
on Union street, above sixth. belong
ing to Issao M. LendeHman, were nm
. rooted. One end of building at tn
j.. PULP Works Was blown out, AMI
large tree fell on q building In Midd Ia
boro marsh, belonging to Alfred d
Vandever, and used by him rs
= slaughter house, totally destroyin II
Eleven trees were blown down on tn
! causeway, while others In the imme
aiate vicinity eEosped damage. Fou
= prick houses that are being erected b.
~. W. Soiloway, on Eighth street, nea
Adams, were damaged to the amour
! Iof $500.
While the storm was ut its height
mum Der Of the electric lights in variuu
paris OF the city suddenly went on,
. caused by the negative wire ON Dela
ware avenue being broken by tre
i, falling on 1t.
me IRE alarm telegraph was bu
, snehtly damaged, only one pole bein
olown down And some Of the wire
Gtoesed. Superintendent Aydon An
Llneman Haley went to work yesteI
luay morning and soon had every thin